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House for J.H. Pierce, Esq. : No. 6 Front elevation - west.
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House for J.H. Pierce, Esq. : No. 6 Front elevation - west.
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Creator(s)
Fox, John A., architect.
Title
House
for
J.H
.
Pierce
,
Esq
. :
No
.
6
Front
elevation
-
west
.
Link to library catalog
http://catalog.bostonathenaeum.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=428487
Date
[ca
.
1872]
.
Publisher
Boston
:
John
A.
Fox
,
10
Devonshire
Street
.
Physical description
1
architectural
drawing
on
white
wove
paper
:
pen
and
ink
,
wash
,
graphite
;
sheet
36.4
x
51.3
cm
.
Summary
A
front
elevation
for the
residence
of
J
.
Homer
Pierce
(1840-1933)
on
14
Bellevue
Street
(corner
Columbia)
in
Dorchester
,
Mass
.
Section
drawn
on
left
side
of
sheet
.
J
.
Homer
Pierce
was a
successful
Boston
merchant
. He and his
father
,
Samuel
B
.
Pierce
, were
importers
of
fine
crockery
. In the
late
1870s
,
John
A.
Fox
designed
a
house
for
Samuel
B
.
Pierce
across
the
street
from
J
.
Homer
Pierce's
residence
.
Date
based
on
architect's
address
and
Pierce's
address
change
in the
Boston
Directory
.
Inscribed
in
ink
under
title
:
Ward
16
Boston
/
M
&
E
[?]
Drawing
has
mathematical
notations
inscribed
in
red
and
black
ink
.
Embossed
in
paper
lower
right
corner
:
John
A.
Fox
/
ARCHITECT
/
No
.
10
Devonshire
St
.
/
Boston
.
Watermark
:
J
.
Whatman
/
Turkey
Mill
.
Scale
:
1/4
inch
to a
foot
. For a
side
elevation
for the
J
.
Homer
Pierce
residence
,
see
Boston
Athenaeum
Prints
&
Photographs
Department
C
UF2
Fox.j.(no.2)
.
Gift
of
Anthony
Mitchell
Sammarco
,
August
2005
.
#2005.46
(no.2)
.
Subject(s)
Pierce, J. Homer, 1840-1933--Homes and haunts.
Architecture, Domestic--Massachusetts--Dorchester (Boston)--Designs and plans.
Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works.
Genre terms
Architectural drawings--United States--1870-1880.
Location/Call number
Prints and Photographs Dept. (Appointment required) C UF2 Fox.j.(no.1)
Provenance
Sammarco, Anthony Mitchell., donor.
Source
450_04.tif
Rights
Collection of the Boston Athenaeum. May not be reproduced or quoted without written permission. For more information, see
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/node/46
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